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Her People
In a small east-european ghetto, the Jewish family is celebrating Easter. The fraternal dissonance between the Sigoulim brothers pretty accurately mirrors the strife between the two powers, one surrounding Samuel, a devoted rabbi, and the other around Moïse, a talented money lender. Moïse becomes the king of petrol and ships to London with his niece Lia. Conflict continues and leads to the violent strike by oilworkers...
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In a small east-european ghetto, the Jewish family is celebrating Easter. The fraternal dissonance between the Sigoulim brothers pretty accurately mirrors the strife between the two powers, one surrounding Samuel, a devoted rabbi, and the other around Moïse, a talented money lender. Moïse becomes the king of petrol and ships to London with his niece Lia. Conflict continues and leads to the violent strike by oilworkers...
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Genre:Drama, History
Written By:Henry Roussel
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Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Films Jean de Merly
Cast
Henry Roussel
Director
Raquel Meller
Lia
André Roanne
André d'Orlinsky
Max Maxudian
Moise Sigoulim
Pierre Blanchar
David
Robby Guichard
André
Henriette Moret
La rabbitzine Binnah
Jean De Sauvejunte
Le rabbin Samuel
Marie-Louise Vois
Madame Sigoulim
Albert Bras
Le rabbin Samuel Sigoulim
Pierrette Lugand
Lia (Prologue)
Jean Rauzena
David (Prologue)
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